An employee at Yale University's medical school pleaded guilty to stealing and selling more than $40 million in electronics.
Jamie Petrone, 42, admitted to using Yale University School of Medicine funds to purchase electronic hardware and ship it elsewhere in exchange for money, according to a Justice Department press release.
Petrone was previously employed at Yale in its Department of Emergency Medicine, where she served as the director of finance and administration, a position that gave her the authority to make purchases using funds from Yale, according to court documents.
The purchases were eventually noticed by Yale officials, who inquired about the excess purchase of electronics in 2020, according to court documents. Petrone waved their concerns away by stating that they were updating the department's computer equipment, officials said.